It’s not often I come across causes such as this one, so as soon as I saw the site I felt I had to share it with the brass playing world. From www.trumpetsnotguns.com Our Mission: [...]

Derek Watkins has an international reputation as one of the best all-round trumpet players. He has played for Johnny Dankworth, Maynard Ferguson, Benny Goodman, Ted Heath and Frank Sinatra and the James Last Orchestra. He [...]

BrassMusician.com has just been informed of the death of trumpet virtuoso Maurice André. Maurice André was born in Ales in France in 1933 and went on to become one of the 20th century’s biggest names [...]

GARON by Yuval Avital Contemporary music for 40+ tubas, 6 percussion, choir, 3 conductors and live electronics. Premiere 26/01/2012 – closing concert of Anish Kapoor’s site specific installation in Milan, Italy, titled “Dirty Corner”. Dirty [...]

The brass playing community, especially in Scandinavia and the U.K., was saddened today to hear of the death of Peter McKinnon – ex-bass trombone player in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Here is an excerpt of [...]

Here in Sweden, a strange phenomenon seems to be appearing in various locations around the capital, Stockholm. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as “Månadens Siegfried” or “Siegfried of the Month” in English. Staffan Lunden-Welden [...]

We are saddened to hear of another loss to the brass community; it has been a year of losses, however, their character, lessons, performances and recordings will stay with us. Nigel, 3rd trumpet for the [...]

Who ever said the tuba isn’t a solo instrument? Performing in this video is Norwegian tuba soloist Øystein Baadsvik with Stavanger Brass Band. Profile: Øystein Baadsvik Øystein Baadsvik is the only tuba virtuoso to have [...]

By Michael Barkley Bruce is a really special player and person – a gentle giant. I was lucky enough to hang with him at his house, and get the recording that I am going to [...]

Quoted at the Black Dyke Brass Arts Festival, the internationally acclaimed maestro Elgar Howarth described Richard as “the most outstanding cornet player this country has ever produced.” Richard is currently Principal Cornet of the world [...]